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ASA index rises four points in August

August 24, 2010

The American Staffing Association's staffing index rose to a reading of 95 in August, up four points from July's reading of 91. The reading is up 27% from the August 2009 reading.

The index measures changes in the number of temporary and contract workers, both weekly and monthly. The monthly measure is taken from the week containing the 12th of the month. Its baseline value of 100 was set in June 2006.